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Saturday, November 12, 2011

Hey, thanks for all the great feedback on my new blog look! I was a little worried when I showed my new look to my husband and he said, " I liked the old design better". But when I shared that with a friend she mentioned that most husbands don't like change, and how we woman folk like to move the furniture just for fun (that's so me!) but men don't usually take to the new look right off. I'm also taking the comments that were something like, "that sure is red" as a good thing....that's what you meant right? It's sort of like those comments "did you get a new hair cut" followed by nothing.

My Baby's Swoon or Baby Swoon as she is called is done. I enjoyed every minute of making this project. This block is amazing and has unlimited potential. It works for any style of fabric and for any level of sewing. If you are a beginner quilter and have been scared to tackle a large bed size quilt, look no further. I'm keeping this pattern in the back of my mind, I think an itsy bitsy baby swoon, one where the blocks are 8 inches would be interesting to try.

So here's where we left off . .

Block 1, then it was on to . . .

Block 2, then . . .

Block 3, and finally . .

Block 4!

Then I attached them all

and thought they looked so pretty, but wanted to use just a little more of that Nine Dots fabric . . .

so I added a thin border.

I don't use white background fabric near enough in my projects! For some reason I tend to use off whites or ivories, but I really love the crispness that the white background fabric adds to this project.

Baby Swoon is Lifetime Quilt Number 76.

She finished at 41" x 41" and has approximately 371 pieces.

The fabric is Nine Dots by Carrie Nelson of Miss Rosie's Quilt Company for Henry Glass.

Thelma, your Swoon is gorgeous! I love all the blocks, but oh my gosh how that gray and red block speaks to me. (The Nine Dots fabric line is so beautiful that I'm suffering from a serious case of ("Must Have"). I'm excited about your idea of a Swoon with smaller blocks and I can't wait to see what you 'cook' up. You seem to view patterns the same way I do. Like a new recipe, I use it simply as a starting point, then I add or take away ingredients and spices until it is just the way I like it. Same with a quilt pattern...I rarely work on a new one, without adding my own spices and ingredients to make it 'taste' just right for me. BUT without all our wonderful designers, I wouldn't so many great places to begin. Hugs...

Love your Swoon! this is such a fun pattern, isn't it? I did some smaller size Halloween Swoon blocks & I'm still working on larger Kaffee ones and I have another Swoon in the planning stages. This block is like eating chips - you can't do just one!

I've loved every Swoon that I have seen. They are all so pretty. Maybe because putting two contrasting fabrics is fairly easy and then putting different blocks together isn't so scary and then viola! there they are! Lovely, scrappy-looking quilts. I love AlL the mixes.